, 1887-12-29

Average huinher OF months school has
Number OF male teachers employed . AZ
| Number female teachers employed 752
| Average salary paid male teachers ..., &4i.s6
Average salary paid female teachers ... $3 81
Number OF children enrolled In schools
Number Of children enrolled in schools ''",
Average daily attendance ,., go 5is6a pls6a
Total number of children In territory" 64,p7i
Eumber OF graded schools in territory. 80
Number Of schools furnished with un-
abridged dictionary ,,.............. q. i2s
Number Of institutes held during year. 20
Number OF teachers attending institutes ei9
There are Sc veral excellent higher
schools, notably he territorial uni
versity in Seattle, Annie Wright
seminary in Tacoma, and other
private and sectarian schools.
COAL MINES.
COpiuus extracts are made from
the report Of James Ii. Watson, in-
spector Of coal mines. He says:
Beginning with the earliest dis.
covery and the first workings are the
coal mines OF Bellingham bay, near
the north boundary OF the territory.
These mines were proftably worked
for many years, and until other Goals
OF u better quality were found. Difi.
culties, too, in working made the
cost OF mining too great, and the
work had to be abandonded. 1t IL
not ut all probable that anything
further will be done with the old
openings mt Sehome, but the field "
not exhausted. There are other
points on Bellingham bay where
mining of coal may, In no distant
nttr lad
Unless other veins than those now
known to exist should he found,
this particular field Is not very ex-
tensivc.
South Of Olympia, In the valley Of
the Skukum Chuck and the Cheha.
lis, Is another field, taken together
which may prove to be of some ex-
tent In that direction. At the pres
ent time the Northwest Coal Co. are
operating In part Of this field near
Seatco. The vein being mined
shows seven and half feet OF coal.
Another vein measuring II feet, has
been discovered. The veins in this
field lie at an angle OF five degrees,
have good roof and pavement, and
can be easily aud cheaply mined.
The coal is Ignite In quality.
& East Of Seattle and Lake Washing
ton is what is known as the Lake
Washington coal field, comprising
Renton, TALBOT, Cedar River, the
Washington Coal Co. on Iasnquah
creek, and the Seattle Coal and Iron
Co. at Squak. The Goals mined In
this field belong to the Ignite class.
They are valuable both for steam
and domestic purposes.
Southeast OF Seattle, and 80 miles
distant, lies the Green Kiver coal
field. This field embraces the Black
Diamond, Franklin and the Moss
Bay Co.'s mine on section 2. The
Goals found in this region are what
are known In this territory as semi.
bltumin0us. The Goals are OF the
same quality of the most easterly
veins found on the Puyallup, and
are doubtless continuation OF the
coal fields, the coal fields,
spreading In various directions along
Carbon river, up the south fork Of
the Puynllup, on Flatt creek and
South Prairie creek. The veins of
coal seem to be quite numerous, and
differ widely In their character;
most OF them are bltuminous, a few
and bituminOus. The Goals OF this
region, where the veins are clean,
are superior IN quality to Goals found
In the Lake Washington field. Most
Of them are cOking Goals, giving
Dut generally more heat and con-
faining larger per cent. of carbon.
They can be used not only for steam
and domestic purposes, but for gas,
Tor forge coal, and for coke, Of which
/ superior article can be produced
rom some Of those veins. There
ire three different collieries In this
leld--one at WjlkesOn, on Flat
,reek, the second at Carbonad0, on
JarbDn river. and the third on South
Prairie creek.
The latest discovered and one OF